Van Cortlandt Park Alliance - Celebrate Black History Month with VCPA

 

Legacy of Enslaved Africans in Van Cortlandt Park

Saturday, February 21 at 1pm

Join VCPA and Van Cortlandt House Museum for a program exploring the legacy of enslaved Africans in Van Cortlandt Park featuring two guided tours:

First, Pathways to the Past Walking Tour, led by Ashely Hart Adams (VCPA), focusing on the Enslaved African Burial Ground and the broader landscape of memory, history, and labor within the park. Followed by Van Cortlandt House Museum Tour, led by Nick Dembowski (VCHM), highlighting the site’s 18th-century history and its connections to enslavement.

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Van Cortlandt House Museum

 

Reimagining Memorial Spaces: A Black History Month Conversation

Monday, February 23 at 6:30pm

Join VCPA for a live, virtual conversation with designers Immanuel Oni and Jeremiah Olayinka Ojo exploring the project, Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground in Van Cortlandt Park, and the importance of working thoughtfully with memorial spaces.This conversation will focus on process, examining how artists, designers, and communities engage with sites of memory, trauma, and legacy, and why intentional, community-centered approaches matter when shaping public spaces of remembrance.

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Enslaved African Legacy Tour

NEW DATE: Saturday, February 28 at 11am

The frigid weather forced us to cancel our previously scheduled date, so we’ve rescheduled. Join VCPA’s Arts Integration Strategist, Ashley Hart Adams, on a guided walk that will enlighten participants on the true history that shaped Van Cortlandt Park.

The walk will be approximately 90 minutes long with stops throughout to talk.

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Van Cortlandt House Museum

Black History Month events are part of Van Cortlandt Park Alliance’s REIMAGINING initiative. In partnership with the Design Trust for Public Space and Immanuel Oni, Liminal Sp, VCPA invites the community to reimagine the park’s Enslaved African Burial Ground site as a memorial space that fosters long-term healing and restoration. This project is supported by a generous grant from the Mellon Foundation.

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Bronx, NY 10463
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